Senator Cooper in an interview with reporters, after his motion for reconsideration to retrieve the ratified amended agreement between the Liberian government and the LISCR was squashed by his colleagues, said he was going to the court to seek legal action against the leadership of the Liberian Senate for passing the agreement he sees as against the Liberian citizens.
The LISCR agreement was recently ratified by the House of Representatives and approved by the Liberian Senate and sent to President Sirleaf.
Senator Cooper argues that on March 31 of this year when the amendment to the LISCR agreement was ratified, it was 17 of 29 seated senators who voted in favor of the ratification of the agreement, which he said was short of two-third of the vote.
Thurs, Senator Cooper argues that the passage of the agreement was done against the Senate’s rules, lamenting that his colleagues did not give him the opportunity for them to set the record straight so as to allow Liberians benefit from the agreement.
Now that the amendment of the LISCR agreement has been ratified by the august body, the Margibi Senator sees the court as the final arbiter in the matter.
“It was legal if a senator is not satisfied and has observed the Senate rules he or she can take the legal action,” Senator Cooper told reporters.
However, the Margibi senator did not disclose when he will take his legal action against the leadership of the Liberian senate.